momentum

/ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/· noun

财经/商业B2

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Chinese meaning

势shì头tou;动dòng量liàng

运yùn动dòng累lěi积jī的de力lì量liàng、势shì头tou

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为wèi持chí续xù飙biāo升shēng的de油yóu价jià再zài添tiān一yī把bǎ动dòng能néng

Example

Move is likely to put further momentum behind fast-rising oil prices

此cǐ举jǔ很hěn可kě能néng会huì给gěi持chí续xù飙biāo升shēng的de油yóu价jià再zài添tiān一yī把bǎ动dòng力lì。

Source: Financial Times · 11 Sep 2026

Background ✎

沙shā特tè关guān闭bì绕rào开kāi霍huò尔ěr木mù兹zī海hǎi峡xiá的de东dōng西xī输shū油yóu管guǎn道dào,原yuán油yóu价jià格gé因yīn此cǐ加jiā速sù上shàng涨zhǎng。胡hú塞sāi武wǔ装zhuāng同tóng期qī在zài也yě门mén曼màn德dé海hǎi峡xiá沿yán岸àn推tuī进jìn,沙shā特tè呼hū吁yù美měi国guó采cǎi取qǔ军jūn事shì行xíng动dòng,航háng运yùn与yǔ石shí油yóu供gōng应yìng风fēng险xiǎn进jìn一yí步bù升shēng高gāo。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 momentum,与 movement 同源

  • mov-(动,同 movement 词根)+ -mentum(名词后缀)

Collocations

  • gain momentum / lose momentum / build momentum

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